On my two-month-old W7 computer, there are about six or eight TEMP folders scattered around: c:\Windows\Temp, at least one in each User's AppData folder, some in Systems folders, etc. Which TEMP folders should I delete every file out of (except for files with today's date-stamp), and which TEMP folders should I leave alone?

If you do empty all Temp folders, one problem you may come up against eventually is that some programs will not uninstall. Many are so badly written that the uninstaller resides in a Temp folder somewhere.

I use CCleaner to empty my temp files and haven't ever had any issues with anything essential being deleted. Alot of folks use this program which by the way is free. I run it on 4 computers, 2 XP , 1 Win 7 and 1 Vista. You can set it to automatically check for updates and when you click the desktop icon you click "analyze" and "Run Cleaner" and if it's set to automatically close upon completion then you are finished.
Hey Jude

I use CCleaner to empty my temp files and haven't ever had any issues with anything essential being deleted. Alot of folks use this program which by the way is free. I run it on 4 computers, 2 XP , 1 Win 7 and 1 Vista. You can set it to automatically check for updates and when you click the desktop icon you click "analyze" and "Run Cleaner" and if it's set to automatically close upon completion then you are finished.
Hey Jude

After looking closer at CCleaner, this may be easier than even my batch file!

After looking closer at CCleaner, this may be easier than even my batch file!

I've been a happy camper for quite a few years with it and all it's re-incarnations. When I d/l the free Glary Pro the other day, I ran it against CC and both programs were right on target with what they deleted and cleaned. I hope you try CC and see how you like it.

I use CCleaner to empty my temp files and haven't ever had any issues with anything essential being deleted. Alot of folks use this program which by the way is free. I run it on 4 computers, 2 XP , 1 Win 7 and 1 Vista. You can set it to automatically check for updates and when you click the desktop icon you click "analyze" and "Run Cleaner" and if it's set to automatically close upon completion then you are finished.
Hey Jude

Jude, thanks (REALLY) for that tipoff about CCleaner. It's just the program that I would have written myself, if I'd had the time (and the Systems knowledge).

I've been a happy camper for quite a few years with it and all it's re-incarnations. When I d/l the free Glary Pro the other day, I ran it against CC and both programs were right on target with what they deleted and cleaned. I hope you try CC and see how you like it.

Hey Jude

Been using it for a couple of months. I even have the mobile version on a flash drive for when my relatives ask for help.

Jude, thanks (REALLY) for that tipoff about CCleaner. It's just the program that I would have written myself, if I'd had the time (and the Systems knowledge).

You are SO very WELCOME I love this program and yes, IF I had Systems knowledge and (I do have the time but without the knowledge.....) I would love to write stuff like this too. Years ago Webroot had a window washer program I enjoyed using and the wiper blades would swish as it was cleaning the temp files. Then before that was a trial one that had a name similar to scrubbing bubbles, but it was all about soap bubbles and I loved it. I never paid for the program but it would analyze your system and then give you the results but it wouldn't delete them until you paid. SO I learned my way around the registry by going into each HKey etc. and removing all said offenders. It got where I was pretty good at doing it w/o it and then when I would run it, there weren't that many. I got tired of it and then latched onto window washer. Then I found CCleaner and have been a loyalist ever since. I also like EasyCleaner by ToniArts for removing duplicate files and other space-gobbling junk. I rarely use that one now, but once-in-a-while I run it just to see what's up.

Thanks so much for posting that the solution can work for you. That's great to know